Western Slope Conservation Center

On Tuesday, April 9th, 2024, the Delta County Board of Commissioners voted to support the Gunnison  Outdoor Resources Protection Act (GORP) and the inclusion of what would be significant, permanent protections for the North Fork Valley.  This represents a major step toward addressing the threat of oil and gas development in and around the North Fork Valley communities of Crawford, Paonia, Hotchkiss and Cedaredge. Building on years of efforts, the Western Slope Conservation (WSCC) worked

Community leaders met with senior-level federal officials Representatives from western Colorado’s North Fork Valley are back home after another successful trip to Washington DC. Each year the Colorado Farm & Food Alliance, Western Slope Conservation Center and the Valley Organic Growers Association sends a delegation to the nation’s capital to discuss issues impacting the Western Slope.  “Over the last decade this annual trip of leaders from the North Fork area to Washington DC has had

The final chance for individuals and organizations to comment on the GMUG Forest Management Plan was during the February 21 and 22 Objection Resolution Meetings. WSCC Board members Russ Zick and Mike Burkley had an opportunity to clarify WSCC’s objections that we submitted along with our coalition partners back in October 2023. Specifically, the two main objections centered on the Plan’s Timber Suitability and Recommended Wilderness.  Timber Suitability: Our coalition partners contended that the suitability

We’re excited to share in the celebration of President Biden’s announcement yesterday that the Thompson Divide Administrative Mineral Withdrawal has been finalized! This withdrawal protects more than 225,000 acres of lands in western Colorado from oil and gas leasing and mining for the next 20 years. The withdrawal includes lands south from Glenwood Springs, across McClure and Kebler passes, areas of the North Fork Valley watershed, and all the way to Crested Butte.  The decision